Plow.



J. L. WILLIAMS.

PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.5,1915.

1,160,925. Patented Nov. 9, 1915.

COLUMBIA PLANoaRAPl-l (10., WASHINGTON. D. c.

wires srarns PATENT orrron JEFFERSON I. WILLIAMS, 0F MOUNT VERNON,TEXAS.

PLOW.

Application filed February 5, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEFFERSON L. \VIL- LIAMS, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, and resident of Mount Vernon, in the county ofFranklin and State of Texas, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Plows, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to plows and particularly to an attachment forsecuring the heel sweeps to plows and for bracing the said heel sweeps.

An object of this invention is to provide a brace of the characterstated secured in place simultaneously with and by the same meansemployed for holding the heel sweep, the said brace having novel meanswhereby it may be adjusted to accommodate itself to heel sweeps ofdifferent dimensions and where the blades of the heel sweeps are atdifferent angles to each other.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe details of construction, and in the arrangement and combination ofparts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings forming part of this specification wherein likecharacters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in whichFigure 1 illustrates a view in elevation, partly in section of a plowwith a heel sweep having a brace; Fig. 2 illustrates a top plan view ofa plow with the heel sweep and brace applied; and Fig. 8 illustrates aview in perspective of the brace.

In these drawings I have shown a fragment of a plow consisting of acombined beam and standard a and fragments of handles 5 and these partsbeing of any ordinary construction are not described in detail. The heelsweep 6 has a central portion secured to the plow standard by a bolt 7and said sweep has the diverging blades 8 and 9. The angles of the saidblades to the central portion thereof may be varied in different heelsweeps and it is the purpose of the inventor to provide means forbracing these wings so that they will withstand unusual pressure when inuse.

In carrying out the invention the brace is formed preferably of a singlepiece of metal having its central portion provided Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented Nov. 9, 1915.

Serial No. 6,333.

with a loop 10 bent at such an angle with relation to the other portionthereof that it may lie against the central portion of the heel sweepand it is secured thereto by the bolt 7 which holds the sweep in place.The arms 11 and 12 of the brace extend approximately parallel but theyare movable with relation to each other so that they may be broughtcloser together or separated and to that end two arms are connected by ascrew or bolt 13 with the nuts 1 1 and 15 thereon, one of which bearsagainst one of the arms and the other of which bears against the otherof said arms. By rotating the nuts on the bolt, the arms may be spreador they may be allowed to approach, according to the direction ofrotation of the said nuts. In the construction of the brace, I preferthat the metal shall be of such rigidity as to cause the arms toapproach each other when the nuts are turned toward the central portionof the bolt whereas the nuts serve to force the arms apart when they aremoved toward the ends of the bolt. From the foregoing description, itwill be apparent that the arms may be adjusted and the purpose of thisadjustment is to cause their extremities 16 and 17 to brace the heelsweep.

In Fig. 3 I have shown the extremities provided with shoulders or shoes18 and 19 respectively, which engage the upper edges.

By reason of the construction of the brace, it is apparent that it maybe used in connection with different plows and different heel sweepssince its adjustable nature permits its being so interchanged.

I claim:

1. In a plow, a heel sweep having a central portion adapted to be boltedto a plow standard, said heel sweep having diverging wings, a bracehaving arms and a central loop standing at an angle to the arms, thesaid loop being adapted to be secured to the central portion of the heelsweep, means for adjusting the arms with relation to each other, andextremities on the arms standing at angles thereto for engaging thewings of the heel sweep.

2. In a plow, a heel sweep having a central portion adapted to be boltedto a plow standard, said heel sweep having diverging wings, a bracehaving arms and a central loop standing at an angle to the arms, thesaid loop being adapted to be secured to the 7 central portion of theheel sweep, a bolt In testimony whereof, I affix my signature connectingthe arms, nuts threaded on the in the presence of two Witnesses.

bolt and engaging the arms for forcing them apart, said arms being ofsuch rigidity as to JEFF WILLIAMS approach each other upon removal ofpres- WVitnesses:

sure thereon, and extremities'on the said I C. R. HILL,

arms for engaging the heel sweeps. 7 JAMES D. LAWRENCE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C.

